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J. PARIZEAU.

CARRIAGE TOP. No. 319,996. PatentedJune 16,1885.

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NITED STATES PATENT Prion.

CARRIAGE-TOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,996, dated June 16,1885.

Application filed May 4, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH PARIZEA'U, a citizen of the Dominion ofCanada, residing at the town of St. Jean Baptiste, county of Hochelaga,in the district of Montreal and Province of Quebec, Canada, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriage- Tops; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

In the annexed drawings, which show the invention, and which also form apart of this specification, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of acarriage body and top; Fig. 2, an enlarged portion of Fig. 1, showingthecorresponding part of the top turned down and with improvementapplied to it; Fig. 3, the same enlarged portion of Fig. l as in Fig. 2,showing also the corresponding part of the top turned down and withoutimprovement applied to it; and Fig. 4, adetail drawing showing theimprovement alone.

My invention relates to carriagetops, the object being to support thehind quarters, A, when the top is turned down, so that the said hindquarters, A, will take the position A shown in drawings, Fig. 2, insteadof the position A Fig. 3, which would be the one taken if only fastenedat C and D, andthus get soiled with mud, as it generally happens in thatcase. Sometimes the hind quarters, A, are brought close to the easy backE, and are supported in position A, Fig. 2, by tacking them to the saideasy back E at E and at both ends. This arrangement, however,not onlyspoils the easy back, but also the hind quarters, by tearing them whenthe least tension is brought to bear upon them.

As can be seen by drawings, I support the hind quarters, A, by means ofthe triangular This piece F the material employed should not have thenecessary stiffness where attached to the hind quarters, A, a metalband, wire, or any other suitable stiffening material could be put on togive the sufficient stiffness to prevent the crisping of the hindquarters, A. The piece F is made so as to be attached to the easy back Eat E, either by buttoning it on a stud, g, as shown in the drawings, orin any other suitable manner fastening it to the said easy back. ln-casewhere a stud, g, is used, the piece F is provided with a button-hole, a.

The reason for giving F the form shown is to keep the hind quarters, A,in good order by having them stretched their full width at all times.The advantages of this arrangement are, first, it keeps the hindquarters, A, from crisping; second, it does not spoil either the easyback or hind quarters; third, it can be removed at will; fourth, andabove all, it keeps the hind quarters from hanging down, as shown at A,Fig. 2.

Having fully described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

In a carriage-top, the piece F, provided with the button-hole a, or anyother suitable method of fastening, in combination with the hindquarters, A, stud g, and easy back E, all as above described, and forthe purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH PARIZEAU.

In presence of J. B. RnsTHER, D. A. MAROHAND.

